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A CASE OF TETANUS. 
My friend. Dr. Storm, of the Artillery, was present, and had the 
trephine been required, he had kindly brought his case with him ; 
however, I did not think so after removing the portion of splin¬ 
tered bone. I sewed up the wound, and ordered it to be dressed 
with digestive ointment, and prescribed aloes 3 iiij, terebin. vul. ^iij, 
in solution. This we had great difficulty in accomplishing; but, 
however, having some stock of patience, we completed it in about 
an hour. 
■ 19M.—Medicine not yet operating; the horse altogether worse; 
muscles more rigid, and on moving he evinces great pain; the tail 
is stuck out in an horizontal direction, ears quite stiff and set, 
pulse 55; give aloes in solution 31 V; put a rowel between his 
jaws, and dress head and rowel with digestive ointment. Or¬ 
dered one of the farriers to remain with the horse until the medi¬ 
cine operated. 
20 th. —Medicine began to operate about twelve o’clock last 
night; horse appears greatly relieved, rowel and the wound dis¬ 
charging. Repeat dressing. 
2\st. —Jaws a little relaxed, but not sufficient to introduce a 
ball: medicine operating w ; ell; continue dressing to head and 
rowel. 
22 d. — Horse better, eats a little grass and corn, but appears 
to have great difficulty in swallowing : physic setting. 
23c?.—Horse better ; still the mouth is so much closed that 
the hand cannot be introduced; give a ball with the probang. 
R Antimony, sulphur, nitre, and camphor, two drachms of each, 
morning and night. 
24M.—Horse appears better and more lively, but still the 
mouth is partially closed, the muscles of the neck rigid : in fact, 
he is altogether stiff: apply liquid blister about a foot down the 
neck, beginning at the ears; medicine as before. 
25 th. —This morning the horse is astonishingly better; he eats 
better, can move his jaws pretty freely, but the jaw still protrudes 
on the movement of the hand before his eye, and when he is 
driven round his box ; the tail and muscles remain much in the 
same state as before. Repeat the ball and add aloes 3 ij ; apply 
digestive ointment to blister; the wound on the head is healing, 
the rowel discharges but little; remove it. 
26^.—Much the same as yesterday. 
27 th. —The horse is better, but his bow r els are rather consti¬ 
pated ; discontinue the former medicine, and give aloes 3 V, tereb. 
vul - Shi- 
28 th. —Medicine operating; dress head and poll with digestive 
ointment as before. 
• 29th .—This morning the farrier on duty told me the horse all 
